1955 Roller Hockey World Cup
The 1955 Roller Hockey World Cup was the eleventh roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 14 national teams (13 from Europe and 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1955 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Chile). Each group was played in a different Italian city, with the final-eight played in the city of Milan, in Italy (officially the host city).
| Roller Hockey Men's World Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 14 May 1955– 21 May 1955 |
| Teams | 14 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 328 (5.38 per match) |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | CHI | FRA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 6 | Advancing to final-eight | 2–1 | 7–1 | 10–1 | ||
 Chile |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 3 | ||||||
 France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 3 | 2–2 | |||||
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | −31 | 0 | 0–12 | 0–10 |
Source:
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | FRG | NED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 3 | Advancing to final-eight | 2–2 | 8–0 | ||
 West Germany |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 3–1 | ||||
 Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Source:
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITA | SWI | IRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 4 | Advancing to final-eight | 5–1 | 8–0 | ||
| Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 2 | 10–1 | ||||
 Ireland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Source:
Final phase
9th to 14th play-off
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 9 |
| France |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Ireland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 5 |
 Norway |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
| Denmark |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | −32 | 0 |
Source:
Standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
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Spain |
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Italy |
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Portugal |
| 4th | Switzerland |
| 5th | Chile |
| 6th | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| 7th | West Germany |
| 8th |  England |
| 9th | Netherlands |
| 10th | France |
| 11th | Yugoslavia |
| 12th | Ireland |
| 13th | Norway |
| 14th | Denmark |
External links
| World |
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| Europe – WSE |
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| Asia – CARS |
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| America – CPRS |
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| Africa – FARS |
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| Oceania – OCRS |
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